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I Hear Voices: Evoking Tone through Word Choice, Images and Style

Workshop

What is voice? What are its key components? What feeds into it? And how do we bring it to the page?

What's covered

Levels of voice (authorial, narrative, character, situational).
The different factors that define a particular voice.
Vocabulary, imagery, description, and style.
Techniques for capturing voice.
Authenticity, appropriation, and consistency.

What to expect

A mix of visual presentation, audio/video presentation, and writing prompts.
Explanation and exploration of new ideas and different techniques.
Opportunities to plant story seedlings which can be developed at a later date.

Recording length

30 minutes

Price

£8

Workshop tutor

Matt Kendrick is a writer, editor and teacher based in the East Midlands, UK. His short fiction has appeared in various journals, and has been included on the Biffy 50 list for 2019-20, in Best Microfiction 2021, Best Small Fictions 2022 and the Wigleaf Top 50 2022.

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